Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s one of the most common words used by astronomers—and ...

A few days ago, while browsing an astronomy forum late at night, I stumbled upon an image that nearly startled me awake — have you ever seen a square nebula? Not the kind that is roughly square with ...

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A team of researchers have created the first ever computer generated 3D model of the Cat's Eye Nebula, and it is simply purrrfect. The new image also reveals a pair of symmetric rings that encircle ...

Orsola De Marco is affiliated with Astronomy Australia Limited (non-executive board director and chair of the board). This is a non-for-profit company that applies for and administers NCRIS grants to ...

Hubble’s newest view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2835 adds a stunning twist to a familiar sight. By capturing light in a special wavelength called H-alpha, astronomers have revealed glowing pink nebulae ...

Two astrophysicists have finally solved a 20-year-old astrophysical puzzle concerning the lower-than-expected amounts of the element sulphur found in Planetary Nebulae (PNe) in comparison to ...

When I aimed my Vaonis Vespera Pro smart telescope at the Eastern Veil Nebula, the last thing I expected was to be greeted by an eerie figure resembling a Xenomorph from "Alien". Using a dual-band ...